Pettit, Charles to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 5
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Pettit, Charles to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 5 | ||
| Alternative Title | Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 to Nathanael Greene | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 | ||
| Recipient | Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 | ||
| Recipient | United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from Charles Pettit to Nathanael Greene. Philadelphia - Showing the various dispositions made of a million dollars suddenly received. Other clamorous calls for money. Business of detention of vessels in South Carolina. Plans for the erection of stores at the Head of Elk. Suggest advisability of waiting before taking the Forage department out of Mr. Hollingsworth's hands. Monstrous prices paid by Mr. Ross for teams and his reported incapacity. Small money matters. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Quartermasters | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Forage | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Head of Elk (Md.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 4p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1779-05-05 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Nathanael Greene Papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.G83 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.G83-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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